Essays about: "trends and issues on environmental issues"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words trends and issues on environmental issues.
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1. Methods for local energy and climate planning : A Case stuudy on the Urban Community of Dunkirk
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Energy management concerns were raised in France after the oil crisis in the 1970s. From then, the local actors developed policies to better control the energy production and consumption on the territories. Climate considerations and the need to limit greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions were then added to these energy issues in the early 2000s. READ MORE
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2. Framtidsspaning för svensk mjölk : Identifiering av nyckelfaktorer för att öka konkurrenskraften i svensk mjölk genom jämförelse av strategier
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : I svensk livsmedelsstrategi som lanserades i juni 2017 skrivs det att konkurrenskraft är en viktig del i utvecklingen av Sveriges animalieproduktion och självförsörjning. Detta ska uppnås genom produktionsökning, expansion på inhemsk och utländsk marknad samt miljömål. Dock har trenderna under de senaste åren varit de motsatta. READ MORE
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3. Service dominant logic for actor-to-actor co-creation of value and sustainability outcomes : case studies of five actors in the Swedishlegume industry
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest EconomicsAbstract : Shifts to less energy intensive diets based on plant protein are necessary to meet the food demands of 2050. High protein crops such as legumes are a solution that confers farm-level and societal benefits. However, Sweden lacks the physical, societal, and political infrastructure needed for improved production and consumption. READ MORE
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4. Estimation of dissolved organic carbon from inland waters using remote sensing data and machine learning
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : This thesis presents the first attempt to estimate Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in inland waters over a large-scale area using satellite data and machine learning (ML) methods. Four ML approaches, namely Random Forest Regression (RFR), Support Vector Regression (SVR), Gaussian Process Regression (GPR), and a Multilayer Backpropagation Neural Network (MBPNN) were tested to retrieve DOC using a filtered version of the recently published open source AquaSat dataset with more than 16 thousand samples across the continental US matched with satellite data from Landsat 5, 7 and 8 missions. READ MORE
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5. Vila i träd : sambandet mellan gravträd och människors miljöengagemang och attityd till växtlighet
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Idag står vi inför det brådskande hotet om en omfattande massutrotning av både växter och djur. Så många som hälften av världens växtarter kvalificeras som hotade till utrotning inom de närmsta decennierna. READ MORE
